NGC 5394

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NGC 5394 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 3,639 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 53.7 ± 3.8 Mpc (~175 million ly). NGC 5394 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1787.

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